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Band: Pride of A&M-C

The fans are clapping their hands. The field is set. The stadium waits for these final words,” And now, a performance from the PRIDE!” The Texas A&M University-Commerce Pride Marching Band concluded another marching season with their 2007 show, themed “Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.” The 1970s rock group was […]

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Sleep deprivation causes a slip in motivation and landslide in grades

Students need it. Students love it. Students want more of it, but can’t seem to find the time to have it. What is it? Sleep. The college years are notorious for the “no sleep, all study” mind frame that most students have. Between classes, study groups, homework and social lives, […]

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Hard work of a few make homecoming a success

A warm, clear day and the hard work of a few helped make this year’s homecoming celebration a success. And after this particular one, I can say that with the utmost of confidence. Upon accepting an internship with the Office of Alumni Relations, I did not know what to expect. […]

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Television news is Wiik

We have a lot of choices in how we get our news. Media corporations such as CNN, FOX NEWS and MSNBC run 24-hour news networks as well as up-to-date Web sites to satisfy our curiosity. The news channels are generally disappointing as they attempt to stretch an hour’s worth of […]

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1972 teams inducted into Hall of Fame

Texas A&M University-Commerce inducted the 1957 football team, the 1972 tennis team, the 1972 football team, Terry Burnett, Bill Gaines and Jon Gilliam into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday. 1957 FOOTBALL TEAM??The 1957 East Texas State University football team went 8-1 in the regular season while claiming the […]

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Guv’s race not decided by color

I was reading Yahoo! News and saw my home state of Louisiana had elected a new governor. In the first line of the story, the point was made that the man was non-white – the first since Reconstruction to hold that office. Good. While it seems strange that in the […]

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Volleyball wins at Angelo State; Flynn honored by LSC

Texas A&M University-Commerce bounced back after dropping the first game to defeat host Angelo State, 23-30, 30-24, 30-21, 30-21 on Saturday afternoon in volleyball action. The Lions (9-15 overall and 3-6 LSC) were led by senior Colleen Favaro, who had a match-high 24 kills and a .273 hittting percentage in […]

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Don’t miss the train, catch ‘Darjeeling’

After a little over two-and-half years since the release of “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” indie director Wes Anderson seems to have done it again. Written by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, and Jason Schwartzman, the film follows three estranged brothers as they journey through India on a train called […]

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Sunrise couldn’t come sooner

If you are willing to endure 30 days of night in Barrow, Alaska, then you are already risking your life to the bitter ice storms and cold. On top of this “Man vs. Wild” style of living, creatures of the night are hunting you down, one by one ripping you […]

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Scot singer breaks away from the norm

Inspired by artists like the Drifters, Ray Charles, John Martyn and Van Morrison, Paolo Nutini has emerged from the streets of Paisley, Scotland to make an impact on the U.S. music scene. Named by Rolling Stone in 2006 as one of the ten artists to watch, Nutini’s soulful original debut […]